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MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2; Hamlet and Ophelia. Takuo Yuasa, Ulster Orchestra. Naxos 8.559075.(Review)
MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2; Hamlet and Ophelia. Takuo Yuasa, Ulster Orchestra. Naxos 8.559075.
There was a time just before the turn of the twentieth century when Edward MacDowell was the most popular American composer in the world. Times change, and MacDowell's brand of high Romanticism has long been on the decline. This disc presents three of the man's orchestral works, none of which match the grace or beauty of his piano concertos but which make for pleasant, easy listening.
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Source: HighBeam Research, MacDowell: Suites Nos. 1 and 2; Hamlet and Ophelia. Takuo Yuasa,...